Hounds For Heroes
Our Hounds are specially trained Assistance Dogs.
Our Heroes are physically disabled HM Armed Forces and Emergency Services personnel whose quality of life can be improved by a partnership with one of our Hounds.
Hounds for Heroes was founded by Allen Parton so that injured personnel from the military and the ‘blue-light’ services have the opportunity to benefit from the life-transforming experience he had through partnering with an assistance dog. As a Royal Navy veteran himself, Allen (and the Charity), believes “We owe them a great debt and this is our way of saying thank you”.
Hounds for Heroes can fully fund the whole working life of our Hounds. In this way the provision of an Assistance Dog does not create a financial burden on the Partner at any time making the availability of the help we offer as wide as possible. However, if partners are able to assist with any of the costs involved this is greatly appreciated and also enables us to extend assistance to more individuals.
We have a small team of dedicated full and part time dedicated staff who run the Charity based at our headquarters near Petersfield in Hampshire. Here they train our Hounds and process applications from across the UK, working with those whose lives might be improved if partnered with an Assistance Dog.
A good and beneficial partnership happens when the right dog with the right training joins the right applicant. Training a dog can take up to 24 months; meanwhile the important task of processing applications, so that all applicants’ capabilities and needs are properly understood, takes place. These parallel processes culminate in a Residential Training Course when everything is finally checked before the partnership of Hero and Hound commences.
We are supported by a small army of unpaid volunteers who help us raise awareness of the aims of our Charity within the Armed and Emergency Service communities. Some of the unpaid volunteers are also Trustees who ensure the Charity operates correctly as regulated by the Charity Commission and ensure that Endal’s legacy continues to help our Heroes.
Registered Number 1134359